Lesson28

　　Noparking禁止停车

　　Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音,然后回答以下问题.

　　WhatisJasperWhite'sproblem?

　　JasperWhiteisoneofthoserarepeoplewhobelievesinancientmyths.hehasjustboughtanewhouseinthecity,buteversincehemovedin,hehashadtroublewithcarsandtheirowners.Whenhereturnshomeatnight,healwaysfindsthatsomeonehasparkedacaroutsidehisgate.Becauseofthis,hehasnotbeenabletogethisowncarintohisgarageevenonce.Jasperhasputup'NoParking'signsoutsidehisgate,butthesehavenothadanyeffect.Nowhehasputanuglystoneheadoverthegate.ItisoneoftheugliestfacesIhaveeverseen.IaskedhimwhatitwasandhetoldmethatitwasMedusa,theGorgon.jasperhopesthatshewillturncarsandtheirownerstostone.Butnoneofthemhasbeenturnedtostoneyet!

　　Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语

　　rareadj.罕见的ancientadj.古代的,古老的mythn.神话故事troublen.麻烦effectn.结果,效果Medusan.美杜莎（古希腊神话中3位蛇发女怪这一）

　　Gorgonn.（古希腊神话中的）3位蛇发女怪这一（凡见其貌者都会变成石头）

　　参考译文

　　贾斯珀.怀特是少有的相信古代神话的人之一.他刚在城里买下一所新房子,但自从搬进去后,就和汽车及车主们发生了磨擦.当他夜里回到家时,总是发现有人把车停在他家大门外.为此,他甚至一次也没能把自己的车开进车库.贾斯珀曾把几块“禁止停车”的牌子挂在大门外边,但没有任何效果.现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边,这是我见过的最丑陋的头像之一.我问他那是什么?他告诉我那是蛇发女怪美杜莎.贾斯珀希望她把汽车和车主们都变成石头.但到目前为止还没有一个变成石头呢!

　　Lesson33

　　Outofthedarkness冲出黑暗

　　Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音,然后回答以下问题.

　　Whywasthegirlinhospital?

　　Nearlyaweekpassedbeforethegirlwasabletoexplainwhathadhappenedtoher.Oneafternoonshesetoutfromthecoastinasmallboatandwascaughtinastorm.Towardsevening,theboatstruckarockandthegirljumpedintothesea.Thensheswamtotheshoreafterspendingthewholenightinthewater.Duringthattimeshecoveredadistanceofeightmiles.Earlynextmorning,shesawalightahead.Sheknewshewasneartheshorebecausethelightwashighuponthecliffs.Onarrivingattheshore,thegirlstruggleduptheclifftowardsthelightshehadseen.Thatwasallsheremembered.Whenshewokeupadaylater,shefoundherselfinhospital.

　　Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语

　　darknessn.explainv.coastn.stormn.towardsprep.rockn.shoren.lightn.aheadadv.cliffn.strugglev.hospitaln.

　　参考译文

　　几乎过了一个星期,那姑娘才能讲述自己的遭遇.一天下午,她乘小船从海岸出发,遇上了风暴.天将黑时,小船撞在了一块礁石上,姑娘跳进了海里.她在海里游了整整一夜才游到岸边.在那段时间里,她游了8英里.第二天凌晨,她看到前方有灯光,知道自己已经接近岸边了,因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上.到达岸边后,姑娘朝着她看到的灯光方向挣扎着往峭壁上爬去.她所记得的就是这些.第二天她醒来时,发现自己躺在医院里.

　　Lesson46

　　Expensiveanduncomfortable既昂贵又受罪

　　Firstlistenandthenanswerthequestion.听录音,然后回答以下问题.

　　Whatdidthemaninthisstorydo?

　　WhenaplanefromLondonarrivedatSydneyairport,workersbegantounloadanumberofwoodenboxeswhichcontainedclothing.Noonecouldaccountforthefactthatoneoftheboxeswasextremelyheavy.Itsuddenlyoccurredtooneoftheworkerstoopenupthebox.Hewasastonishedatwhathefound.Amanwaslyingintheboxontopofapileofwoolengoods.Hewassosurprisedatbeingdiscoveredthathedidnoteventrytorunaway.Afterhewasarrested,themanadmittedhidingintheboxbeforetheplaneleftLondon.Hehadhadalonganduncomfortabletrip,forhehadbeenconfinedtothewoodenboxforovereighteenhours.Themanwasorderedtopay$3,500forthecostofthetrip.Thenormalpriceofaticketis$2,000!

　　Newword